Sponge-cup



('No Model.)

G. W. FISHER.

' SPONGE CUP.

Patented Sept. 13, 1881'.

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N. PETERS. Pholu-Lvihugmpher. Wnslnnglofl. u. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIcE.

GEORGE W. FISHER, OF UNIONTOWN, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

SPONGE-CUP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 247,033, datedSeptember 1 3, 1881.

ApplicationfiledJulyQfi, 1881. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE W. FISHER, acitizen of the United States, residing at Uniontown, District ofColumbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sponge-Oups and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters or figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to sponge-cups, the ob- 1 ject being to provide asponge-cup of such construction that it may be held upon one of thefingers of the person using it.

It is Well known that there are many persons-such as bank tellers,counters, and clerks-who continually use spongecups in their occupation,and my invention is designed to provide such persons with a sponge-cupwhich may be easily carried on the finger and more conveniently usedthan the ordinary cups, and also to avoid the inconvenience of carryingthe latter from one desk or counter to another when its user hasoccasion to temporarily change his working position.

The invention consists in a sponge-cup provided with means for attachingit to the finger of its user.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of my improvement. Fig.2 is a vertical section, illustrating the cup placed in a holder orcase; and Fig. 3 is a similar view, showing the cup inverted in theholder.

A represents a cup or receptacle for containing the wet sponge b. Theupper edge of this in lieu of the rim a-as, for instance, a thin strip ior loop might be formed across the top of the cup to hold the sponge inplace.

The cup A is provided on its under side with a loop or ring, 13, of asize to slip on the finger, where it is firmly held and always withineasy reach ot'its user.

WVhen removed from the finger the device may be placed into the holder 0by first inserting the ringB until the bottom edge of the cup A restsupon the annular interior flange, c, of the holder, when the sponge maybe used as with the ordinary cnp, Fig. 2. If, however, it is desired topreserve the sponge from dust and air to retain its dampness, the cupmay be inverted, as shown in Fig. 3, and the sponge placed downward inthe holder, when the top edge of the cupwill rest upon the flange c ofthe holder.

Having fully described my invention,-what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, with the cup A, having a rim, a, of a ring or loop, 13,constructed to fit thefinger of its user, so that the cup may be heldupon the back of the finger and the device worn as a finger-ring,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE W. FISHER.

WVitnesses:

E. S. MCOLEARY, W. S. BALLARD.

